# SDOCK2U33RE - Clone hd still attached to pc with the esata port

**URL:** <https://community.startech.com/t/sdock2u33re-clone-hd-still-attached-to-pc-with-the-esata-port/1924>\
**Category:** Cards, Drive Accessories, Tools\
**Created:** [May 16, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://community.startech.com/t/sdock2u33re-clone-hd-still-attached-to-pc-with-the-esata-port/1924 "2026-05-16T10:58:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![geome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@geome](https://community.startech.com/u/geome)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://community.startech.com/t/sdock2u33re-clone-hd-still-attached-to-pc-with-the-esata-port/1924/1 "2026-05-16T10:58:50Z")

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Hi,

Can I use the SDOCK2U33RE (USB 3.0/eSATA 1:1 SATA Duplicator Dock with UASP) with the eSata cable to clone the hdd IN my pc to the hdd in slot #1 on the unit?

Will this work? (sorry not very technically minded)

Thank you for any response.

G

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**Author:** ![EmmanuelB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/community.startech.com/emmanuelb/32/24_2.png) [@EmmanuelB](https://community.startech.com/u/EmmanuelB)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.startech.com/t/sdock2u33re-clone-hd-still-attached-to-pc-with-the-esata-port/1924/3 "2026-05-18T19:18:34Z")

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Hello @geome and thank you for your interest in our Community.

A stand-alone duplicator (such as our **[SDOCK2U33RE](https://www.startech.com/SDOCK2U33RE)** and more) will allow duplicating only the drive directly inserted into the dock (the Slot #1 and #2).

The USB and eSATA ports are to connect the drives to a computer in Docking mode. You can still utilize our dock to perform a copy from your internal drive to an external drive on our **SDOCK2U33RE** , but this would no longer be a stand-alone copy: it would be done by your computer, using a cloning software (such as _Acronis_, _EaseUS Backup_ or etc.).

→ To summarize, hardware stand-alone copy (no computer) is what this dock is meant for. If you want to clone an internal drive from a computer, you can still use our device, but it won’t use its own cloning function: it would be done from a software and our device would simply be used as a docking station.

I hope this helps answer your question.

Emmanuel B.  
[StarTech.com](http://StarTech.com) Support